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Why are so many Ebola health-care workers dying from the virus? - Vox

Why are so many Ebola health-care workers dying from the virus?
Vox
The disturbing feature of the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa isn't just that it's the largest and deadliest: it's also that so many health workers have lost their lives while caring for the sick. The death toll right now is at least 60 ...

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Health officials prepare to receive American patient stricken with Ebola - Fox News


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Health officials prepare to receive American patient stricken with Ebola
Fox News
Health officials on Saturday were preparing to receive an American stricken with the Ebola virus while in Africa, marking the first time a patient with the deadly disease will be treated on U.S. soil. One of the Americans is expected to arrive at a U.S ...
Ebola outbreak highlights need for IU-Liberia health collaborationIU Newsroom
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Kasich names Hodges to lead Ohio Department of Health - Columbus Dispatch


Cleveland Leader

Kasich names Hodges to lead Ohio Department of Health
Columbus Dispatch
Applelegate currently serves as the medical director at the Department of Medicaid and has overseen the development of a quality initiative to help improve health outcomes for low-income Ohioans. She will work with Hodges to recruit a team of clinical ...
Turnpike director to lead Ohio Health DepartmentFremont News Messenger
Governor names new health headsSidney Daily News (subscription)

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New health department chief isn't a doctor - Columbus Dispatch

New health department chief isn't a doctor
Columbus Dispatch
The head of the Ohio turnpike commission was tapped yesterday to lead the state Department of Health. Gov. John Kasich named Rick Hodges — who has no medical experience, in contrast to recent directors — to replace Dr. Theodore Wymyslo who left ...

Paul George's health should be our only concern - SB Nation

Paul George's health should be our only concern
SB Nation
Now's not the time to talk about the implications of Paul George's gruesome injury. Now's the time to feel sympathy for Paul George.  Tweet Share on Twitter Share Share on Facebook  Share Share on Google Plus 19 Comments. Paul George didn't need ...

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Ebola advisory issued by NJ health officials - Asbury Park Press


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Ebola advisory issued by NJ health officials
Asbury Park Press
On Wednesday, the state Department of Health issued an advisory to New Jersey health care providers to be wary of Ebola symptoms in people who have traveled to west Africa in the past three weeks, and to report all hemorrhagic fevers immediately to ...
Ebola Virus Is Outpacing Efforts to Control It, World Health Body WarnsNew York Times
Exposure of health workers weakens Africa's Ebola fightReuters
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Governor names new health heads - Sidney Daily News (subscription)

Governor names new health heads
Sidney Daily News (subscription)
John R. Kasich on Friday named a new team to lead the Ohio Department of Health, appointing an experienced manager with health care experience, Rick Hodges, as director, and an experienced public health clinician, Dr. Mary Applegate, as interim ...
New health department chief isn't a doctorColumbus Dispatch
Turnpike director to lead Ohio Health DepartmentMansfield News Journal

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Gateway to Better Health receives $30M funding extension - STLtoday.com

Gateway to Better Health receives $30M funding extension
STLtoday.com
About 20,000 individuals will still be able to access health care services thanks to another one-year extension of federal funding provided to the St. Louis Regional Health Commission. The $30 million from the government funds the commission's Gateway ...

Ebola coming to US as Atlanta hospital preps for patients - CNN

Ebola coming to US as Atlanta hospital preps for patients
CNN
The Emory unit -- created in conjunction with the CDC, which is based down the road -- that will care for these patients is designed to optimize care for those with infectious diseases while safeguarding health care workers and visitors. Emory's ...

Ebola Virus Is Outpacing Efforts to Control It, World Health Body Warns - New York Times


New York Times

Ebola Virus Is Outpacing Efforts to Control It, World Health Body Warns
New York Times
ABUJA, Nigeria — In an ominous warning as fatalities mounted in West Africa from the worst known outbreak of the Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said on Friday that the disease was moving faster than efforts to curb it, with ...
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